Ivanka Trump's style evolution in 39 photos: From New York socialite to political adviser

The former US president's daughter has been photographed at gala events since the mid-1990s

Ivanka Trump, wearing a red T-shirt and grey sweatpants, and designer Anand Jon at his runway show on February 15, 1999. Getty Images

Ivana Trump and daughter Ivanka Trump, wearing an indigo one-shoulder dress, arriving at The Grosvenor House Art and Antique Fair in London on June 15, 2000. PA News

Ivanka Trump, wearing a white floral satin slip dress, and Ivana Trump arrive at the Bal de la Rose for the Princess Grace Foundation in Monaco, on August 3, 2001. Photo: RCS

Ivanka Trump, wearing a colourful off-the-shoulder mini dress, attends a Born Rich documentary party on July 10, 2003 in Burbank, California. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a gold butterfly dress to the 2004 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City on April 26, 2004. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a two-tone peach halter neck dress over jeans, attends a screening of 'Dr Strangelove' in New York City on August 5, 2004. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a ruffle-necked black gown, attends the 2005 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City on May 2, 2005. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a tri-tone fur coat and black skirt, attends 'The Apprentice' season four finale after party in New York City on December 15, 2005. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a cream satin top and black trousers, attends a Francesco Scavullo auction in New York City on April 4, 2006. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a silver strapless gown, attends the Conde Nast Traveller Reader's Choice Awards in New York City on October 16, 2006. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a gold ruffled gown, attends the Guggenheim Museum's Young Collectors Council Artist's Ball in New York City on December 14, 2006. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a white one-shoulder Jason Wu dress with black detail, attends the 2007 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City on May 7, 2007. Getty Images

Designer Gilles Mendel and Ivanka Trump, wearing white and off-white J Mendel, arrive at the 2008 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City on May 5, 2008. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a silver prom-style dress, attends the 100th anniversary of Milk-Bone in Times Square on May 21, 2008, in New York City. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a white coat dress over a polo-necked black dress, attends New York Fashion Week on September 10, 2009. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a red metallic gown, attends the Us Weekly's 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers celebration on September 16, 2009. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a sparkling purple Atelier Versace gown, arrives at the 2010 Met Gala on May 3, 2010. EPA

Ivanka Trump, wearing an Art Deco-style dress, attends the CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund Awards party in New York City on November 14, 2011. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a midnight blue velvet Peter Pilotto gown with a cutaway neckline, arrives at the 2012 Met Gala on May 7, 2012. EPA

Ivanka Trump, wearing a grey dress with red plaid detail, and husband Jared Kushner attend a Tribeca Film Festival party on April 17, 2012. EPA

Ivanka Trump, wearing a black top and green Juan Carlos Obando skirt, attends the 2013 Met Gala on May 6, 2013. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a green brocade Oscar de la Renta gown, attends the 2014 Met Gala with Jared Kushner on May 5, 2014. EPA

Ivanka Trump, wearing a monochrome gown, attends the 2015 Tony Awards in New York City on June 7, 2015. EPA

Ivanka Trump, wearing a pale nude shift dress from her eponymous label, speaks at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio on July 21, 2016. EPA

Ivanka Trump, wearing a blue-and-white floral Michael Kors dress, attends the W20 conference on April 25, 2017, in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing white Carolina Herrera, arrives at a gala dinner during the W20 summit in Berlin on April 25, 2017. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a white shift dress with a blue lace pattern, walks on the White House grounds in Washington on August 30, 2017. EPA

Ivanka Trump, wearing a blue balloon-sleeved blouse and white jeans, walks on the White House's South Lawn with husband Jared Kushner and their sons Theodore and Joseph on July 29, 2018. EPA

Ivanka Trump, wearing a red suit and pumps, walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on July 31, 2018. EPA

Ivanka Trump, wearing a white coat dress, is shown around Westminster Abbey in London, England on June 3, 2019. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a black-and-white polka dot Burberry skirt and top set, leaves 10 Downing Street, London after US President Donald Trump's meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May on June 4, 2019. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a light blue high-collared Safiyaa dress, and Jared Kushner arrive at Osan Airbase in South Korea on June 29, 2019. Getty Images

Ivanka Trump, wearing a caped blush Galia Lahav look, arrives for the wedding ceremony of Misha Nonoo and Michael Hess at Villa Aurelia in Rome, Italy on September 20, 2019. EPA

Ivanka Trump, wearing a black-and-white Fadila El Gadi tunic, meets local farmers in Sidi Kacem province, Morocco on November 7, 2019. EPA

Ivanka Trump, wearing a gold knot-detail Jonathan Simkhai dress, talks during a session at the Global Women's Forum 2020 in Dubai on February 16, 2020. EPA

Ivanka Trump, wearing a camel coat and red polo neck, and Jared Kushner return to the White House on November 29, 2020. EPA

Ivanka Trump, wearing a grey-and-black yin and yang sign tank top and jeans, poses at a voting booth during the US 2022 Midterm Elections on November 7, 2022. Photo: Instagram / Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump, wearing a pink Miu Miu crop top and skirt set, at Tiffany Trump's wedding rehearsal dinner on November 11, 2022. Photo: Instagram / Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump, wearing blue Grecian-style Elie Saab gown, with half-sister Tiffany Trump, also wearing Elie Saab, at the latter's wedding on November 12, 2022. Photo: Instagram / Ivanka Trump

As the daughter of former US president, businessman and television personality Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump has grown up in the public eye.

She was frequently photographed as a teen in the mid-1990s while out at gala events with her father or late mother, Ivana Trump. By 1999, aged 18, she was a socialite, and red carpet and fashion week regular in New York. Satin slip dresses, off-the-shoulder mini dresses and halter neck looks were her sartorial go-tos.

A Met Gala fixture since 2004, she has worn gowns by Jason Wu, J Mendel and Brian Reyes to Vogue's high society event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Before her interests turned political and entrepreneurial, Ivanka was focused firmly on fashion. She modelled for a time, featuring in Tommy Hilfiger and Thierry Mugler campaigns, and in 2007 launched an eponymous jewellery line, which later expanded into collections of clothing and shoes. In July 2018, five months into her father's presidency, it was announced Ivanka was shutting down the Ivanka Trump fashion brands.

Most of us now know her best as political adviser to her father during his time in the White House, where shift dresses and tailored suits were her uniform.

Dressing to work, she has sported Carolina Herrera suits, Michael Kors dresses and Burberry ensembles to meet international world leaders and royalty. During a 2019 visit to Morocco, she chose to wear a tunic by Moroccan designer Fadila El Gadi to visit farmers and agricultural workers.

Despite her political interests, the mother-of-three is not one to shy away from glamour. One of her most famous looks is a classic Hollywood-inspired gown by Israeli designer Galia Lahav, which she wore to the Italian wedding of Misha Nonoo and Michael Hess in 2019. At recent Met Galas, she has turned to Prabal Gurung, Oscar de la Renta and Ralph Lauren for her red-carpet styling.

Last week, Ivanka's younger half-sister Tiffany Trump married Lebanese businessman Michael Boulos at a lavish ceremony at their father's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. For the big day, the sisters both chose a designer from the groom's home country, wearing Elie Saab designs.

Ivanka chose a Grecian goddess-style gown in a light blue design, worn with her hair straight and loose. Tiffany walked down the aisle in a full-skirted crystal-encrusted gown. At the rehearsal event the day before, Ivanka showed off her relaxed side, sporting a pink crystal-lined Miu Miu skirt and crop top.

Since the wedding, Donald Trump has announced that he will again run for president in 2024. On Wednesday, Ivanka said she has no plans to follow her father back into politics.

“I love my father very much. This time around, I am choosing to prioritise my young children and the private life we are creating as a family. I do not plan to be involved in politics,” she said.

“While I will always love and support my father, going forward I will do so outside the political arena. I am grateful to have had the honour of serving the American people and will always be proud of many of our administration’s accomplishments.”

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